Combination bag turner and counter



Aug. 14, 1923.

O. WILLIAMS COMBINATION BAG TURNER AND COUNTER Filed July 192'0 Patented-Aug. 14, 1923.

OSCAR; WILLIAMS, on ansas CITY, vrrssovnr.

COMBINATION BAG 'rnmiER' AND COUNTER;

k Ap plication filed July 3, Serial No.'393,933.

' To all whom it may mm.-

citizen of 'the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of ackson'and State of h Iissouri, have nvented certaln new andusetul Improvements in Combination V Bag Turners and Counters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combination bag turneran'd counter and my object is to pro-" vide a simple and efficient apparatus whereby bags can be quickly turned right side out and accurately counted during'theturning operation, so that a correct record of all bags turnedfmay be had-.

In order that the invention may be fully;

understood, referencewill now be had to the accompanying draw1ng,1n which: r

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus with a bag in section thereon.

I Fig. 2 isa 'tus.

3 is .an enlarged fragmentary side ele- ,vation of one of the standards partly in sec tion[ Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section on line IV-'-IV of Fig.3.

In the manufacture of cottonand other bags, they come from the sewing machine with the seam turned out, and hence must be reversed or turned right side outjbefore being placed on the market; To effect rapid turning of the bags I provide standards 2 and 4 which are adjustably secured to a base 6 by bolts 8 and 10, which latterextend through arcuate slots 12 in the base'6 to per mit adjustment of the standards, so that their upper ends may be adjusted toward or.

away from each other to accommodate of different widths.

The standard 4 consists of upper and lower sections 14 and 16, respectively, the former of which is provided at its lower portion with a fixed sleeve 18 consisting,

bags side elevation of the apparafor actuating thecounting mechanism. The

,tally 44 is soposition'ed as to bring its ele 3 preferably, of sheet metal which slidably to the upper standard section 14 by suitable The lower end of the plunger 22 is provided.

with a rubber for other cushion 28, for a pur Be it known that I, OSCAR WILLIAMS, 'a'

pose which will hereinafter appear.

The upper section-14 of the standard 4 is normally held in raisedposition by a coil spring 30,-interposed between the guide 24 and a collar 32 secured to the plunger 22 by suitable means such'as a set screw 84. Up-

collar 40,'which latter looselyengages the plunger 22 and rests upon the guide 26, I c

Any well known tally or counter 44 is provided for counting the sacks as they are turned. Said tally 441s secured'by suitable Emeans such as a bracket 46 to the lower portion 16 of'the'standard 4 and is provided with suitable means such as an element 48 ment 48 beneath the cushion 28, so that each time the plunger 22 makes a downward stroke said cushion 28 will strike said ele mentf48 and move the counting mechanism ger 22 came in direct contact with the tally element 18,

In order that the operator mayreadily know when the plunger 22 has moved down far enough'to actuate the tally 44, a suitable signal such as a bell 50 is provided. Said bell 50 is mounted on a bracket 52 secured to the lower portion of the standard 4 by a pivot 56. I One end of the clapper 54 is arranged to strike the bell 50 while its opposite end is arranged beneath a lug or pin 58 carried by the collar 37, to actuate the clapper 54when the plunger 22 moves downwardly.

A collar 37 secured to the plunger, 22 by a set screw 39 coacts withthecollar 36 in limiting'the upward movement of said plunger 22. I

In practice, when a bag such for instance per, ends of said standards 2 and 4 and pulled downwardly over. said standards,

thus turning therbag right side out. The bagA is pulled downwardly with suflicient force to overcome the spring 30 and move the upper section 14 of the standard 4 downwardly, together with the plunger 22 until the collar 36 strikes the collar 4-0. The plunger 22 in its downward movement actuates the tally l4; and the signal hell After the bag has been turned it is released, whereupon the spring moves the section A and parts connected thereto upwardly until stopped by the collar 36 impinging against the guide 2%. The inverted bag is then grasped by its closed end 13 and removed from the standards 2 and 4E.

The tension of the spring 30 can be regulated by setting the collar higher or lower on the plunger 22. Should it be necessary or desirable to use the bag turner .with- 3 out operating the tally 4 1-, the collar 10 is locked on the plunger 22 by the set screw 42,

to prevent said plunger from descending.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that I have provided an apparatus whereby bags may be turned and,

counted in one operation and by thus auto-- niatically njiaking a record of all bags turned the expense of hiring employees to count the bags, together with mistakes incidei'it to mental counting, is avoided.

\Vh1le I have shown and descrlbed the preferred embodiment of the invention, I do not wish to be restricted to the exact construction shown in the drawings, but reserve the right to make such changes in the con-.

struction, combination and arrangement oi parts as properly, fall within the spirit and means actuated by the movable portion of the standard for operating said counting mechanism.

2. In a bag turning device embodying two standards-over which the bags are turned and one of which has a movable portion, a guide on one portion of the last-mentioned standard for guiding the movable portion, mechanism for counting the bags, and means actuated by the movable portion of the standard for operating said counting mechanism.

3. In a bag turning device embodying two standards over which the bags are turned and one of which has a movable portion, mechanism for counting the bags, means actuated by the movable portion of the standard for operating said counting mechanism, and means for restoring the movable portion of the standard to normal po sition.

l. In a bag turning device embodying two standards over which the bags are turned and one/of which has a movable portion, mechanism for counting the bags, means actuated by the movable portion of the standard for operating said counting mech anism, and means for limiting themovernent ot the movable portion of the standard.

In a bag turning device embodying two standards over which the bags are turned and one of which has a movable portion, mechanism for counting the bags, and a plunger connected to the movable portion of the standard for actuating said counting mechanism.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR VILLIA i\' 

